(2) The
oil record book on a foreign ship must be written in the official language of
the country whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, or in one of the official
languages of that country.
(3) However, if that official language is not
English, French or Spanish, the oil record book must also be translated into
English, French or Spanish.
Editor's note : See Regs 17.4 and 36.5 of Annex I
of MARPOL.
